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MyNorthwest Staff

Washington State Patrol ads appear on controversial Breitbart website

Recruiting ads for the Washington State Patrol have been showing up on Breitbart, and the police agency says they're not happy about it.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Early-morning earthquake shakes near Skykomish

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake was recorded near Skykomish off of Highway 2 Tuesday morning.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Insurers claim Bertha contractor misled on true cause of breakdown

In the strongest challenge yet to the claim that an 8-inch diameter steel pipe led to the breakdown of the world's largest tunnel boring machine, the insurance company for Seattle Tunnel Partners argues the contractor digging a new State Route 99 tunnel hid the true cause of Bertha's troubles.
9 years ago
I-27, injection sites...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Lawsuit filed to block vote on safe-injection sites

Voters won't get to decide on whether or not to ban safe injection sites in King County until February.
9 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Relive the solar eclipse, prepare for the next one

Now that the much-anticipated solar eclipse is over, you may be wondering when we'll see the next one.
9 years ago
I-27, injection sites...
MyNorthwest Staff

Bothell councilmember Joshua Freed on why he supports I-27

The King County Council is expected to decide whether to put an initiative banning safe injection sites on the November ballot.
9 years ago
SODA...
Dyer Oxley

SODA: The tool Seattle is ignoring to fight drug crime

Seattle has a tool to fight heavy drug crime areas, and it's not making good use of it. Other cities, however, are passing SODA laws.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Former State GOP chairman denounces President Trump at Seattle rally

"Folks we live in dangerous, frightening times," Chris Vance, former state GOP chairman, told a crowd at Westlake Park on Sunday.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Rabid bat found at Green Lake Park

A bat that tested positive for rabies was found at Green Lake Park in Seattle on Thursday.
9 years ago
Alex Jones...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle man pours coffee on ‘InfoWars’ host Alex Jones

Radio personality Alex Jones chronicled his walk through Seattle Friday, confronting residents. One Seattleite poured coffee on him.
9 years ago
Tacoma real estate...
KIRO 7 News Staff

7 things to do this weekend: August 18-20

A list of things to do over the weekend of Aug. 18-20.
9 years ago
The Robert E. Lee Memorial at Lake View Cemetery was dedicated in 1926.  (Feliks Banel)...
Feliks Banel

Civil War in the Northwest?

“So how does the State of Washington, which (I believe) didn't exist during the Civil War, have a Confederate Memorial?”
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Man killed while walking in left lane of State Route 512 in Pierce County

A man was killed Friday morning when he was hit by a truck while walking eastbound on State Route 512 in Pierce County.
9 years ago
eclipse...
MyNorthwest Staff

Myths and truths about the 2017 solar eclipse

From fake eclipse glasses to where the full shadow will fall, Phil Plait, the bad astronomer, discusses myths and truths about the 2017 eclipse.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Fatal shooting at Skyway bowling alley

Two men were killed after a shooting outside a Skyway bowling alley early Friday morning.
9 years ago
I-27, injection sites...
MyNorthwest Staff

It’s official: I-27 to ban safe injection sites is on the ballot

Enough petition signatures have been verified for I-27, which aims to ban safe injection sites in King County. But what happens next is still up in the air.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Q and A: How the Lenin statue got to Fremont

Protesters on Wednesday called for the removal of the Vladimir Lenin statue in Fremont -- one that has been in the neighborhood since 1995.
9 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Message on ‘Uncle Sam’ billboard considered protected free speech

A two-sided billboard in Chehalis that became notorious for the arch-conservative views posted on it continues to stir up passersby decades later.
9 years ago
bike share...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Nearly 2,000 bikes scattered in Seattle share program with many irresponsibly parked

New Seattle bike share rides are being parked irresponsibly with minimal enforcement from the city and startup companies.
9 years ago
free speech...
MyNorthwest Staff

Is it free speech to call someone a ‘racist’?

People are being outed online as "racists" which prompted Dave Ross to ask if it could lead to a defamation case. Or is it free speech?
9 years ago
body cams...
MyNorthwest Staff

Commission: Seattle violated state bargaining laws with body cam order

An initial ruling states that Seattle may have violated bargaining laws when it forced police to start wearing body cams.
9 years ago
Lenin statue...
MyNorthwest Staff

Trump supporters rally to tear down Fremont’s Lenin statue

Washington state Trump supporters gathered around the Lenin statue in Seattle's Fremont neighborhood calling for it to be torn down.
9 years ago
confederate memorial...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle cemetery guards Confederate memorial as tension rises

A private memorial for Confederate soldiers in a Seattle cemetery was being protected from vandals on Wednesday.
9 years ago
bike helmets...
Dyer Oxley

King County bike helmet law is unevenly enforced

King County law requires cyclists to wear bike helmets. Considering citations for the offense, it is not evenly enforced throughout the region.
9 years ago